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Effects of catheter-based renal denervation in hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Davor VukadinovićLucas LauderDavid E KandzariDeepak L BhattAjay J KirtaneElazer R EdelmanRoland Erich SchmiederMichel AziziMichael BöhmFelix Mahfoud
Published in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2024)
What is new?Several sham-controlled trials have investigated the efficacy and safety of catheter-based renal denervation (RDN) with mixed outcomes.This comprehensive meta-analysis comprising 2,478 patients shows that irrespective of the utilized method (radiofrequency-, ultrasound-or alcohol-mediated), renal denervation effectively reduced ambulatory and office systolic blood pressure.Renal denervation exhibited no additional risk concerning vascular injury or renal function impairment.What are the clinical implications?This meta-analysis supports current guidelines/consensus statements that renal denervation represents an additive treatment option in carefully selected patients with uncontrolled hypertension.
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